Select the suffix that means "disease."
A) -plasty
B) -penia
C) -pathy
D) -pepsia
C
Explanation: The meanings of the other suffixes in this question: -penia, "deficiency or abnormal reduction in number"; -plasty, "surgical repair"; and -pepsia, "digestion."
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